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Product Description Gain the confidence to get your treadle sewing machine in working order to glide as they should. You will learn about the following, types of mechanisms, cleaning without destroying the gold decals, oiling and lubricating, tension and pressure, installing a leather belt, needles, threading, how to treadle, free motion quilting and embroidery. There is a resource page listing helpful sites. Donna has used treadle sewing machines exclusively since 1993. In 2004 she was a guest with three of the iron beauties on HGTV’s Simply Quilts Show with Alex Anderson. She was then featured in several quilting magazines and has spoken to quilt guilds about her passion. Her home is sprinkled with treadle sewing machines she calls iron ladies and gents, most of them have nicknames. Donna says she thinks she hears them dancing during the night because they were rescued and are now loved. You will meet some of the machines and learn why they got their nicknames. About the Author Besides creating and dreaming Donna rescues old sewing machines like some people rescue cats. Married to a Dutchman, Jan, pronounced yan, together they now write and design books. Her first book was Treadle Sewing Machines, Clean and Use an Iron Lady, a good resource for old sewing machines. For several years they lived in Holland, a great experience for Donna as an American, she learned to appreciate the Dutch heritage and love of anything “gezellig.” That word itself is part of the Dutch culture. Now, living in California, they combine experiences of Europe, the medieval town where they lived, Amersfoort, visits to Amsterdam, Paris, London, Brugge, Prague and other cities. Donna designed and helped her husband built her castle shed, she says it is enchanted and protected by the gargoyles. Their home is full of their interests, a wall full of books in the living room, teapots in the dining room and treadle sewing machines in many nooks and crannies. Books transport them to the past or an imaginary world where dragons, fairies and elves live. At night they think they hear the teapots bickering and the old treadle sewing machines talking about their adventures. Donna’s favorite quote is by George Bernard Shaw, "We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing."